Vici, vicious and vicinity Caesar once said, “Veni, vidi, vici”. I came, I saw, I conquered. Vici means conquer. To conquer, one has to be vicious. Vicinity means nearby, or surrounding area. Your surrounding area is where you have conquered. There are similar expressions in Chinese. 主 means master. 住 means reside. You are the master in where you reside. 往 means go somewhere. Originally, 往 means go and conquer, go and become the master there. 主 and 住 have similar pronunciations. 往 has similar pronunciation to 王, king. 往 means go and become the king there.
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